Calcific uremic arteriolopathy (CUA) is a rare pathology affecting 5% of dialysis patients but with a poor prognosis. It is characterized by calcification and thrombotic lesions of the microcirculation leading to hype...
funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(81270408,81570666,81730041,and 81671447);the International Society of Nephrology(ISN)Clinical Research Program(18-01-0247);Construction Program of Jiangsu Provincial Clinical Research Center Support System(BL2014084);Jiangsu Province Key Medical Personnel Project(ZDRCA2016002);CKD Anemia Research Foundation from China International Medical Foundation(Z-2017-24-2037);Outstanding Young and Middle-Aged Talents Support Program of The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University(Jiangsu Province Hospital);the National Key Research and Development Program of China(2017YFC1001303);the Program of Jiangsu Province Clinical Medical Center(YXZXB2016001,BL2012009);the State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine Program(SKLRM-GC201803);the Program of Jiangsu Commission of Health(H201605).
Calciphylaxis is a rare disease characterized histologically by microvessel calcification and microthrombosis,with high mortality and no proven therapy.Here,we reported a severe uremic calciphylaxis patient with progr...
Calciphylaxis is a serious disorder that presents itself as ischemia and ne-crosis of the skin which occurs more frequently in patients with an end-stage chronic kidney disease, but not exclusively. The pathogenesis i...
Calciphylaxis also known as Calcific uremic arteriolopathy (CUA), is a fatal disease with high mortality that mostly affects patients with end stage kidney disease (ESKD) on dialysis. In recent years the incidence of ...
BACKGROUND Calciphylaxis is a form of vascular calcification more commonly associated with renal disease. While the exact mechanism of calciphylaxis is poorly understood,most cases are due to end stage kidney disease....
Calciphylaxis is a condition of induced hypersensitivity in which tissues respond to challenge agents with local calcification. This article reports the first known case of diffuse calciphylaxis associated with acute ...